We Have Dates!

We have dates!!! I was so excited when I got the email yesterday that I screamed and danced, my two lovely daughters soon joined me in my dance and giggle fest. I am just so filled with joy that this is finally happening, and SOON! Over a year ago I brought this crazy idea of mine up to my hunnie who had to ponder it for a few days before realizing how amazing it is. We met (T) and (S) almost 7 months ago, and now, we will actually be getting the physical side of this going. So I should be receiving my special delivery of meds tomorrow afternoon. I will begin daily Lupron injections (nervous about the needle thing!) that day as well as a daily prenatal, an aspirin (which is something I have not heard of surros taking but SDFC is one of the best fertility clinics in the U.S so I will oblige) and continuing the birth control pills (that I can’t wait to get off of because they make me all bloaty and PMS-y) There are a few ultrasounds to make sure everything is responding right and depending on how the egg donor responds to her meds we will have our embryo transfer on August 5th! I can’t even believe it, if all goes right and those embryos stick (S) and (T) will be a mom and dad to two beautiful babies by May. I am a little nervous about the injections. Sure I can pop out a baby with no pains meds no problem, but sticking a needle in my rear *shivers* I am pretty sure tomorrow night will consist of me getting it all set up and prepped, then chickening out 700 times, asking hunnie to do it but then hitting his hand away multiple times until he somehow tricks me into it. We have a tradition in our family that when someone gets a shot at the doctors we go out and get a milkshake afterwards, it has always eased the fears of flu shots and immunizations with the kids. So the first thing my eldest daughter said was “WAIT! So you get a shot every day!? That means we get milkshakes everyday!!!!” maybe we will do a once a week thing, if that, I hear these meds plump you up - because the birth control they have me on is not doing enough of that already! *rolls eyes* oh well the weight gain is only temporary and pales in comparison to the absolute joy and happiness I am feeling and will bring to (S) and (T) and their family. Ironically we just had lunch while we were in the area with our IP’s and we met (S)’s parents who were visiting from Canada. They were all able to me my 7 year old Kendra and we all had a great lunch and left with encouraging words from Intended Grandparents and a wish from us all that it will happen soon! Sure enough, the very next day we are planning to be pregnant in less than a month. What a crazy thought, I am going to be pregnant, with two beautiful embryos that WILL (any and all happy prayers and thoughts are welcome!) stick and grow and flourish into two healthy babies who will beat me from the inside out. I cannot wait. I cannot wait to get past those very scary weeks of “did they stick?” and tell (S) and (T) they are going to be parents. I can’t wait for them to watch as their baby(s) grow and stretch my belly, or when we find out the sex, when we look at their cute face(s) on the ultrasound machine, I can’t wait for the day where I can say “Today is the day!” and most of all, I cannot wait to see them holding their baby, that moment when they become parents and their whole life changes in ways only a parent will ever know. This is such an amazing journey just waiting to develop…but first things first….the needle…(DUN-DUN-DUUUUNNN)